Unit4-九年级英语上册单元速记巧练（牛津上海版）

Unit4putersputers话题计算机词汇bar,tiny,depend,realize,super,rarely,type,importantly,operate,meaning,true,raise,obey,program,mand,drive,over,writing短语句型monknowledgeforthetimebeing暂时ableto能，会havenothingtodo无事可做beunawareof未注意到beawareof注意到bebetterthan…at(doing)sth比……更擅长于（做）某事forthesereasons由于这些原因millionsof成千上万的……;无数的……语法形容词副词比较级&最高级考点1.barn.条，块【例题】e.g.abarofchocolate/soap一条巧克力／肥皂Thekidsnevereatcandybars.孩子们从来不吃糖棒。【拓展】【友情提示】bar还可表示“柜台”的意思。e.g.ItwassocrowdedIcouldn'tgettothebar.人太多了，我无法挤到柜台那儿。考点2.dependv.依靠，依赖【例题】e.g.Trytoguess.Donotdependonyourdictionaryallthetime.猜猜看。不要总是依赖你的字典。【拓展】【知识拓展】Thatdepends.[口]要看情况而定。Italldepends.[口]要看情况而定。Youmaydependuponit.[口]肯定无疑；放心好了。考点3.realizev.意识到，认识到【例句】e.g.Ididn’trealizeyouweregoingtoleave.我不知道你准备走了。Jackierealizedthathehaddonewrong.杰克意识到自己错了。【拓展】【指点迷津】realize,understandrealize与understand是近义词，共同的含义是“意识到，弄明白”常常可以互换使用。e.g.Buttheydon'trealize/understandoneimportantthing.但是有一件重要的事他们不明白。Themanlaughedwhenherealized/understoodwhathadhappened.那个人明白所发生的事情时便哈哈大笑了起来。另外，realize可以表示“实现”。e.g.TheChinesepeoplearesuretorealizethemodernizationoftheircountry.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。而understand还可以表示“听懂，理解”。e.g.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem.英国人说话都能互相听懂，可是他们讲话我却听不懂。考点4.typev.（用文字处理系统或打字机）打字，打印【例句】e.g.Ican'ttypeasrapidlyasyou.我打字打得没你那么快。Everydayhetypedwhatheposed.他每天都用打字机把他创作的作品打下来。【拓展】【知识拓展】type还可以表示“类型，典型”。e.g.Thetypeofskirtisallthego.这种裙子很时髦。Heisafinetypeoftheyouth.他是青年人的一个典范。type在解释为“典型”时，它的形容词形式是typical。e.g.Thepictureistypicalofitskind.这幅画在同类绘画中有代表性。考点5..operatev.(1)操作；运转(2)动手术【例句】e.g.Doyouknowhowtooperatethisnewrecorder?你知道如何使用这部新的录音机吗？Nearlyallthetractorsoperateondieseloil.几乎所有的拖拉机都用柴油开动。e.g.Thedoctorsoperatedonherstomach.医生给她的胃动了手术。【拓展】【友情提示】“给某人做手术”常用词组operateonsb。e.g.Didyouoperateonthatpatient?你给那位病人做手术了吗？考点6.raisev.提出【例句】e.g.IwantedtoraiseaquestiontothechairmanbutinamomentIlostmynerve.我想向会议主席提一个问题，但立刻我又没有了勇气。【拓展】【知识拓展】我们还学过这个词的一些其他用法。e.g.Pleaseraiseyourhandsifyouhavequestions.有问题请举手。WewillraisesomemoneyforSPCA.我们将为动物保护协会集资。Peopleoftenraisedogsastheirpets.人们常将狗作为宠物来饲养。与raise词形比较接近的一个词是rise，意为“上升，升起”，是不及物动词，过去式、过去分词为rose,risen。e.g.Whatcausessealeveltorise?什么引起海平面上升？Thesunrisesintheeast.大阳从东方升起。考点7mandn.指令;命令【例句】e.g.Theputerwillobeyyourmandsquickly.计算机能够很快的听从你的指令。【拓展】【知识拓展】mand还可作动词，表示“命令”。e.g.Hemandedhismantoretreat.他命令手下撤退。Shemandedthereleaseoftheprisoners.她下令释放囚犯。mand较正式用词，强调权威性、全局性和强制性。order:普通用词，侧重指具体的命令。direction:正式用词，指口头或书面的指示或命令。内容不一定详尽，语气较缓和，不太强调强制性。也可指指导性的说明。instruction:书面用词，指不容违反、不容推翻的命令。也多指包含具体说明的指示。考点8.over超过【例句】e.g.Thegirldonatedover100bookstothechildreninWenchuandistrict.那个女孩子向汶川地区的孩子们捐赠了100多本书。Theoldmanisover90.这位老人90多岁了。【拓展】【知识拓展】在初中阶段，over用作介词的用法还有：(1)在……之上(反义词是under)e.g.Thereisabridgeovertheriver.河上有一座桥。(2)遍及e.g.Therearetreesalloverourschool.我们学校遍地是树。Youshouldgooveryourlessonscarefully.你应该仔细地复习功课。(3)overprep.（指时间）在……期间e.g.Istayedathomeovertheholidays.假期中，我一直在家。语法精讲—形容词和副词的最高级和比较级同级比较用于两者之间的同级比较，表示“…和…一样”，其句型主要分两种："as+形容词/副词原级+as"的结构，表示前后两者的情况一样。他几乎像他姐姐一样勤奋。Hewasalmostasdiligentashissister．在否定句中，用"notas/so+形容词/副词原级+as"结构，表示前者不如后者。在许多体育运动中，体能没有技巧重要。Inmanysportsphysicalfitnessisnotasimportantastechnique.♥Attention♥如若第一个as/so后的形容词作定语修饰名词，应将该名词及有关修饰语都放在第一个as/so之后。You'vemadeasmanymistakesasIhave.你犯的错误和我犯的一样多。人们普遍相信(一般认为),教学既是一门科学,也是一门艺术。It

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比较级:规则变化Americanelephantsarelarger,fiercerandmoredifficulttotamethanAsianelephants.比起亚洲大象，非洲大象更大，更凶猛，也更难驯服。Thereisonespectaclegranderthanthesea,thatisthesky;thereisonespectaclegranderthanthesky,thatistheinteriorofthesoul.VictorHugo比海洋更广阔的是天空，比天空更广阔的是人的胸怀。★小试身手★三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。（head）Twoheadsarebetterthanone.事实胜于雄辩。（actions）Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.迟到总比不到好。（late）Betterlatethannever.不规则变化原级比较级最高级good/wellbetterbestbad/badly/illworseworstmany/muchmoremostlittlelessleastfarfarther/furtherfarthest/furthest★真题试炼★Thismotorcycleisnotas_______asthatone,andituseslessgas.A. expensive B. lessexpensiveC. moreexpensive D. themostexpensiveHecanplaytennisbetterthan_______.A. anyboys B. anyotherboy C. anyboy D. anyotherJackisthesecond________studentinourclass.Heis________thanme.A. tallest;muchtaller B. tall;muchtallerC. tall;muchmoretaller D. tallest;muchmoretallerAftertwoyears'research,wenowhavea________betterunderstandingofthedisease.A. very B. far C. fairly D. quiteWhojumped_______ofallintheworld?A. longer B. longest C. farther D. farthestYouaredrivingtoofast.Canyoudrive_______．A. abitmoreslowly B. slowlyabitmoreC. moreslowabit D. slowlymorebitABABDA形容词和副词的比较程度在形容词比较级前可以使用：alittle,abit,even,alot,agreatdeal,much,far等副词来表示比较级的程度。换言之，看到这些词就要考虑使用比较级。★小试身手★判断下面的搭配是否正确。morehigherFmoremuchhigherFmuchmorehigherFmuchhigherTalotmuchFalotmoreTmuchmoreTmuchmanyFmuchinterestingFabitmoreinterestingTalotinteresting FalittlemoreinterestingTevenlessinterestingTalittlemostinterestingF比较级的否定★小试身手★判断这句话语法上是否正确。Iamnottallerthanyou(are).（F）♥Attention♥比较级不可以用noter/morethan做否定。只能用notas…as或less（Iamnotastallasyouare.或Iamshorterthanyouare.）★小试身手★Youaremoreintelligentthanme.=Iamlessintelligentthanyou.=Iamnotasintelligentasyouare.MadeinChinaproductsarelessexpensivethanmadeinUSAproducts.=MadeinChinaproductsarenotasexpensiveasmadeinUSAproducts.FrenchismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.=EnglishisnotasdifficulttolearnasFrench.=EnglishislessdifficulttolearnthanFrench.♥Attention♥notmorethan只可用在数字前，表示“仅仅”、“只有”，类似于only，强调少；而no＋比较级＋than用于否定双方，意为“和……一样不”。Thistesttakesnomorethanthirtyminutes.这个考试只要三十分钟。Youarenomorecarefulthanyourbrother.你和你弟弟一样不仔细。★小试身手★Theoldcarraceisnolessexcitingthanthemoderncarrace.这场现代车赛的刺激程度不比昨天的老爷车赛差到哪里去。/不亚于他不比乞丐有钱。He’snoricherthanabeggar.

虽然起步晚，但是汤姆弹钢琴不比她差。Thoughhestartedlate,Tomplayedthepianonoworsethanher.他不比我幸运。Heisnomorelucky/luckierthanme.9AU4词汇①9AU4单词表序号英文音标词性中文1screen/skriːn/n.屏幕2recognize/ˈrekəɡnaɪz/v.辨认出；认识3desktop/ˈdesktɒp/n.台式电脑4※laptop/ˈlæptɒp/n.便携式电脑5※palmtop/ˈpɑːmtɒp/n.掌上电脑6tiny/ˈtaɪnɪ/adj.极小的；微小的7unaware/ˌʌnəˈweə/adj.没意识到；未察觉8(be)unawareof没意识到；未察觉9depend/dɪˈpend/v.依靠；依赖10dependon依靠；依赖11mon/ˈkɒmən/adj.常见的；普遍的12knowledge/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/n.知识；学问13monknowledge常识14rarely/reəlɪ/adv.罕有；很少；不常15print/prɪnt/v.印刷；打印16importantly/ɪmˈpɔːtəntlɪ/adv.重要地17operate/ˈɒpəreɪt/v.操作；控制；使运行18※aeroplane/ˈeərəpleɪn/n.飞机19spaceship/ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/n.宇宙飞船；航天器20forthetimebeing暂时；眼下21meaning/ˈmiːnɪŋ/n.意义；意思22mand/kəˈmɑːnd/n.命令；指令23CDROM/ˌsiːdiːˈrɒm/n.只读光盘24DVDROM/ˌdiːviːˈdiːˈrɒm/n.数字只读光盘25writing/ˈraɪtɪŋ/n.文章；著作26aware/əˈweə/adj.意识到27order/ɔːdə/n.&v订购28blank/blæŋk/adj.空白的29supply/səˈplaɪ/n.贮备；供应量30contact/ˈkɒntækt/n.联系人31reference/ˈrefərəns/n.编号；参考32quantity/ˈkwɒntətɪ/n.数量33length/leŋθ/n.长度34seat/siːt/n.座位35peak/piːk/n.山顶；山峰36court/kɔːt/n.公寓大楼37distance/ˈdɪstəns/n.距离；间距

②9AU4词性转换整理1accurateadj.准确的accuratelyadv.准确地2awareadj.意识到unawareadj.没意识到3calculatev.计算calculatorn.计算器calculationn.计算4dependv.依靠，依赖dependentn.依赖的，依靠的independentn.独立的，有主见的5knowv.知道，了解；认识；懂得knowledgen.知识，学问6meanv.意思是；意味着meaningn.意思7lengthn.长度longadj.（时间）长的，（距离）远的8sitv.坐seatn.座位9speakv.说；讲；谈话；发言※speakern.扬声器；喇叭speechn.演讲；说话③U4词组整理thesizeof(=thesamesizeas…)和……一样大Laptopsarethesizeofbigbooks.=Laptopsarethesamesizeasbigbook.便携式电脑与大书一般大。beunawareof没意识到……Otherkindsofputersaresotinythatyoumaybeunawareofthem.其他种类的电脑太小巧以致于你可能意识不到他们。dependon依靠；依赖Youprobablydependonputersmorethanyourealize.你可能超乎你多能意识到的依赖电脑。monknowledge常识Itismonknowledgethatputersaresupercalculators.大家都知道电脑是超级计算器。forthetimebeing(=atpresent)现在，目前IsaputerclevererthanIam?Theanswertothisquestionis,forthetimebeing,‘No’.电脑是否比我更聪明？目前，这个问题的答案是“不”。raise/rise的区别raise（及物动词，后要接宾语）举起，提升，增高，提出Heraisedhisvoiceinordertobeheardbyeveryone.他提高了嗓门，为了让每一位都能听到。Pleaseraiseyourhandsifyouhaveanyquestions.如有问题，请举手。EverymorningweareraisingourNationalFlagwhilethesunisrising.每天早晨，我们迎着初升的太阳升国旗。rise（不及物动词，后不接宾语）上升，上涨，增长，起立Theriverhasrisenaftertheheavyrain.一场大雨过后，河水涨起来了。Thepriceisalwaysrisingbecauseofthepeople’sincreasingdemand.由于人们的需求不断上升，物价总是不断上涨。Herosetohisfeetandsaidgoodmorningtotheteacher.他起立向老师问好。ImportantSentencesstructures.1.Whatwillhappentousifputerscandoourjobs?这里是一个条件状语从句，if引导的从句用了一般现在时表将来，what引导的主句用了将来时。e.g.Wewillgototheparkifitisnotrainytomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我们就去公园。happento在这里表示“发生”。e.g.Itcanhappentoanyone.这事可能发生在任何人身上。2.Forthesereasons,weoftencallthemelectronicbrains.call后面可以跟双宾语。callv.称……，叫……，把……称为（叫作）……e.g.YoumaycallmeDavid.你可以叫我大卫。WecallitMimi.我们管它叫咪眯。【知识拓展】callv.打给……e.g.Callmethisafternoon.下午给我打个。calln.（一次）e.g.givesbacall打给某人callout大声叫喊e.g.callouttosb向某人大声叫喊callup给……打e.g.Pleasecallmeupatanytime.请随时给我打。callon号召e.g.callonsbtodosth号召某人做某事3.Theymaybebetterthandoctors,judgesandteachersatdoingtheirjobs.句中有一个重要词组begoodat，意为“擅长某事”，后接名词或动名词。e.g.AreyougoodatEnglish?你擅长英语吗？Maryisgoodatskating.玛丽擅长滑冰。good为原级，比较级、最高级分别为better、best，需要注意的是，副词well的比较级和最高级也是better、best。e.g.Yourbraincanunderstandthemeaningofthingsbetter.大脑对问题的理解更深刻。（这里是副词well的比较级）HeisbetterthanmeatChinese.他语文比我好。（这里是形容词good的比较级）Willputersmakeourlivesbetter?电脑将使我们的生活更好吗？（这里是形容词good的比较级）(l)begoodat…意为“在……方面做得好；擅长”，其反义词组为beweak/poorin/at…“在……方面很差”。后可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。e.g.Heisgoodatsinging.他擅长唱歌。Samisweak/poorin/athighjump.萨姆不擅长跳高。(2)begoodto意为“对……友好”，后一般接表示人的或人格化的名词。e.g.Sheisgoodtome.她对我很好。(3)begoodfor意为“对……有好处”。e.g.Doingmorningexerciseeverydayisgoodforyourhealth.每天做早操对你的健康有好处。PracticePractice一、阅读单选Facialrecognitioncamerasareeverywhere,eveninyoursmartphone.Manypeopleusethistechnologytounlocktheirphones,opendoors,ormakequickpayments.Butduringthepandemic(疫情),canitstillworkwhenpeopleputonmasks?Theanswerisno.Scientistsaretryingtosolvethisproblem.Forexample,Engineering&Technology(E＆T)magazinereportsthatHanwang,atechpanyinBeijing,hasmadeanewsystem.Itcanrecognize95percentofpeoplewhentheywearmasks.What’sthesecret?It’sallaboutyoureyes.MariosSavidesfromCarnegieMellonUniversity,US,studiesfacialrecognition.Aswegetolder,hesays,ourfaceschange.Buttheareaaroundoureyesdoesn’t.Itstaysthesame—evenifweputonweight.Aslongasthereisenoughinformationfromtheareaofoureyes,thecamerascanrecognizeus.Tech5isanotherfacialrecognitionpany.TheSwisspany’ssoftware(软件)scanstheshapeofyourface.Italsoscansyouriris(虹膜),whichisthecoloredpartofyoureyes.Tech5hopestoleaveoutallofthefacebelowthenose.Thiskindofsoftwareismoreimportantthanjustunlockingyourphone.“Itcansearchforcriminals(罪犯)evenwhentheywearmasks,”saidHuangLeifromHanwang.Hanwang’stechnologyisusedbyChinesepoliceinplaceslikestationsandairports.Huangpointedoutonebigweakness:itcan’tworkwhenpeoplewearbothamaskandsunglasses.“Inthissituation(情况),allofthekeyfacialinformationislost,”LeisaidtoE&T.1．Thewriterleadstothetopicby________.A．givinganexample B．tellingstories C．listingnumbers D．raisingaproblem2．Thenewsystemcanrecognize95percentpeoplebyscanning________.A．theface B．theeyes C．thenose D．themouth3．Wecaninferthatthenewsystem________.A．canrecognizeallpeoplewithmasksinthefutureB．canhelpthepolicetolookforcriminalsC．hasbroughtplentyofmoneytoTech5D．canrecognizeapersonevenwhenhelosessomeweight【答案】1．D2．B3．D【导语】本文讲述了眼部在人脸识别系统的应用，同时在戴口罩时系统的改进升级。1．推理判断题。根据“Butduringthepandemic(疫情),canitstillworkwhenpeopleputonmasks?”可知，作者是通过提出一个问题来引出本文主题，故选D。2．细节理解题。根据“What’sthesecret?It’sallaboutyoureyes”可知，通过扫描人们的眼睛来辨识，故选B。3．推理判断题。根据“Itstaysthesame—evenifweputonweight.”可知，即使增肥或减肥，这个新系统都可以识别这个人，故选D。二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。Wecanuserobotsinmanydifferentplacesnow,butrobotsdon’thavea4history.Weusuallyseerobotsinthefilms.Therobotsinthesefilmsare5,fasterandclevererthanpeople.Inreallife,people6robotsinfactoriesmostofthetime.Robotscandomanydangerous,difficultorboringjobsfor7.Somepeoplecan’tlookafterthemselvesbutrobotscanhelpthemineveryday8.Forexample,someblind(失明的)peopleusedogstohelpthemselves9around.Thesedogsareguidedogs.Andnowscientistsaremakingarobotto10thesepeople.Inthefuture,theserobotdogscanhelpblindpeopletodomanyotherusefulthings.PeoplealsouserobotsinsomeAmerican11.Atonehospital,arobottakesmealsfromthekitchentosickpeople’srooms.Itnever12itswaybecauseithasamapofthehospitalinitsputersystem(系统).Inthefuture,robotswillworkinmanydifferentways.Butrobotswill13taketheplaceof(取代)human(人类).4．A．short B．old C．long5．A．stronger B．strong C．strongest6．A．use B．take C．do7．A．animals B．people C．machines8．A．work B．study C．life9．A．walk B．stand C．sit10．A．show B．tell C．help11．A．schools B．hospitals C．factories12．A．finds B．loses C．es13．A．never B．always C．usually【答案】4．C5．A6．A7．B8．C9．A10．C11．B12．B13．A【导语】本文主要介绍了机器人使用的现状和未来的发展趋势。4．句意：但是机器人的历史并不长。short短的；old老的；long长的。根据“butrobotsdon’thavea...history.”可知，此处和上句构成转折，且历史应当用长短来修饰，所以此处用“历史不长”和上句“使用广泛”构成转折。故选C。5．句意：在这些电影中的机器人比人更加强壮、更加快速、更加聪明。stronger更强壮；strong强壮；strongest最强壮。根据“fasterandclevererthanpeople”可知，此处应用形容词的比较级。故选A。6．句意：在现实生活中，人们大多数时候在工厂里使用机器人。use使用；take拿走；do做。根据“Wecanuserobotsinmanydifferentplacesnow,”可知，我们是使用机器人。故选A。7．句意：机器人可以为人们做很多危险、困难或者无聊的工作。animals动物；people人；machines机器。根据“Inreallife,people...robotsinfactoriesmostofthetime.”可知，是人使用机器人，因此机器人为人们工作。故选B。8．句意：一些人不能照顾他们自己，但是机器人可以在日常生活中帮助他们。work工作；study学习；life生活。根据“Somepeoplecan’tlookafterthemselves”可知，“人们照顾自己”属于日常生活中的事情。故选C。9．句意：例如，一些盲人用狗来帮助他们四处走动。walk步行；stand站立；sit坐。根据“Thesedogsareguidedogs.”可知，狗是导盲犬，导盲犬是带着盲人出行的，因此是步行。故选A。10．句意：现在科学家正在制作机器人来帮助这些人。show展示；tell告诉；help帮助。根据“Somepeoplecan’tlookafterthemselvesbutrobotscanhelpthem...”可知，机器人是为了帮助盲人。故选C。11．句意：人们也在一些美国医院里使用机器人。schools学校；hospitals医院；factories工厂。根据“Atonehospital,arobottakesmealsfromthekitchentosickpeople’srooms.”可知，此处应是医院。故选B。12．句意：它从来不会迷路，因为在它的电脑系统中有医院的地图。finds找到；loses失去；es来。根据“becauseithasamapofthehospitalinitsputersystem(系统)”可知，有了医院的地图所以不会在医院里迷路，loseone’sway“迷路”。故选B。13．句意：但是机器人永远不会取代人类。never从不；always总是；usually通常。根据“Inthefuture,robotswillworkinmanydifferentways.Butrobots...”可知，前后两句话构成转折，机器人很有用，但是不会取代人类。故选A。三、短文首字母填空在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。BridgingtheGapAnytimeweneedataxi,wecanpulloutourphone,tap(轻轻叩击)afewbuttonsonthescreenandacarwillshowup.It’sawesome(绝妙的),right?Butwhathappenstotheelderlypeoplewhoneedataxiridebutdon’tknowhowtouseaphonetobookone?Theycanonlywaveatthetaxispassingby,manyofwhichhavea14beenbooked.IfeelterribleeverytimeIgotothehospitalwithmygrandmother.Thereisalwaysalongq15ofsickelderlypeoplewaitingfortaxis.Thesepeopleprobablybadlyneedataxi.Buttheycannotgetonebecausetheydonotknowhowtouseasmartphone.Overthepasttenorsoyears,technologyhasadvancedquickly.Formostofus,ithaschangedthewaywelive.Today,shopping,bankingandevenworkcanallbedoneovertheinternet.However,w16manynewappshavemadelifeeasierforusyoungerfolk,ithasmadeitincreasinglydifficultfortheoldergenerations.Chinahasnowpassedanewsetofguidelines(指导方针)tokeepseveralbasicservicesbalancedbetweentheironlineandofflineavailability.However,bridgingthis“digitalgap”needse17effort.Probablyanyoneovertheageof60,atonetimeoranother,hascalledtheirchildrenorgrandchildrentoaskforhelpwiththeirsmartphones.Whentheydoso,wemustbep18.Whatmayonlytakeussecondstomastercantakethemhourstodoso,evenafterrepeatedinstructions.Eventhen,thesmallestmistakewillleavethemmoreconfused(迷惑的)thanbefore.Thenext(1000)time(s)youreldersaskyouforhelpwithtechnology,rememberwhowasthepersonthatspentcountlesshourst19youhowtotalk,walk,eat,etc.Theleastwecandoisrepaysomeofthefavor.【答案】14．(a)ctually15．(q)ueue16．(w)hile17．(e)veryone’s18．(p)atient19．(t)eaching【导语】本文讲述了随着科技的发展，很多年轻人用打车，但是老年人只能排队等候，而等候的车可能早被预订，老人不会使用新的软件，年轻人应该要有耐心的帮助老人讲解如何使用。14．句意：他们只能向经过的出租车挥手，而许多出租车实际上已经被预订了。根据“Theycanonlywaveatthetaxispassingby,manyofwhichhave...beenbooked.”并结合首字母可知，此处是指那些需要打车却不知道如何用预约的老年人只能向经过的出租车挥手，而许多出租车实际上已经被预订。actually“实际上”，副词，符合语境。故填(a)ctually。15．句意：生病的老人总是排着长队等出租车。根据“Thereisalwaysalong...ofsickelderlypeoplewaitingfortaxis.”可知此处是指排队等出租车。queue“队列”，名词，符合语境。故填(q)ueue。16．句意：然而，尽管许多新的应用程序让我们年轻人的生活更轻松，但却让老一辈人的生活越来越困难。根据“However...manynewappshavemadelifeeasierforusyoungerfolk,ithasmadeitincreasinglydifficultfortheoldergenerations”并结合首字母可知，此处表示让步关系，while“虽然”符合语境。故填(w)hile。17．句意：然而，弥合这一“数字鸿沟”需要每个人的努力。根据“However,bridgingthis‘digitalgap’needs...effort”可知讲述的是年轻人帮助老人，需要每个人的努力。everyone’s“每个人的”，修饰effort。故填(e)veryone’s。18．句意：当他们这样做时，我们必须有耐心。根据“Whatmayonlytakeussecondstomastercantakethemhourstodoso,evenafterrepeatedinstructions.”（我们可能只需要几秒钟就能掌握的东西，他们可能需要几个小时才能掌握，即使经过反复的指示。）可知帮助老人时要有耐心，patient“耐心的”，形容词作表语。故填(p)atient。19．句意：下次当你的长辈向你寻求技术方面的帮助时，记住是谁花了无数个小时教你说话、走路、吃饭等等。根据“Thenext(1000)time(s)youreldersaskyouforhelpwithtechnology,rememberwhowasthepersonthatspentcountlesshours...youhowtotalk,walk,eat,etc.”并结合首字母可知，我们的长辈花了无数个小时教我们说话、走路、吃饭等等。teach“教”，动词。spendtimedoingsth“花时间做某事”，为固定短语。故填(t)eaching。四、阅读回答问题阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。‘MadeinChina’meansquality(质量)Foralongtime,“madeinChina”madepeoplethinkofcheap,lowqualitygoods.Chinawasjusttheworld’sfactory.ButnowChinesebrandsaregoingglobalandbeingwellknown.Timemagazinerecentlymadealistofthe100mostinfluentialpaniesintheworld.SeveralChinesepanieswereincluded,suchastechgiantsAlibaba,Huawei,Tencent,DJI(大疆),TikTokandDiDiChuxing.Thesepaniesareshapingtheworldwithadvanced(先进的)technology.TimereportedthatDJIholds70percentoftheglobaldronemarket(无人机市场).Thisyear,itlaunchedanewdronewithasetofglassesthatgiveusersafirstpersonviewoftheirdrone’sflight.TikTokhasbeeoneofthemostpopularappsintheUSwithitsneverendingstreamofvideos.Some50millionUSusersspendanaverageof46minutesoniteveryday.Chinesefashionhasalsoattractedglobalconsumers.In2011,ChinesesneakerbrandsFeiyue,HuiliandLiNinggainedinternationalattention.Morerecently,SheinhasbeeoneofthemostpopularChinesefastfashionbrandsoverseas.In2020,itsoperatinginereachedover10billiondollars,anincreaseof100percent